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1. Graduated AFF!!  

   By RyanOBrian, May 6, 2007
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   • RyanOBrian
   • May 10, 2007

2. New rig for beginner  

   By 2k2f4i, March 14, 2006
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   • pccoder
   • March 15, 2006

3. Strong Tandem Rating  

   By jdog, October 23, 2003
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   • riggerrob
   • October 25, 2003

4. Just sitting around  

   By afrotrakr, September 26, 2003
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   • lazyfrog
   • September 27, 2003

5. Any Black Friday deals on gear?  

   By theplummeter, November 27, 2010
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   • Reginald
   • November 27, 2010

6. statistics  

   By gixxer1k, March 4, 2009
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   • tombuch
   • March 4, 2009

7. Flying to Perris, which Airport?  

   By dsbbreck, January 28, 2004
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   • dsbbreck
   • January 29, 2004

8. Life After AFF...  

   By Shadowplay, September 26, 2003
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   • SkydiverRick
   • September 27, 2003

9. www.skydivingfatalities.info?  

   By PhreeZone, May 15, 2003
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   • cpoxon
   • May 19, 2003

10. B license over the winter?  

    By catyduck, October 17, 2013
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    • ChuckMartin
    • October 19, 2013

11. Finally got the A!  

    By MaVriK, September 14, 2009
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    • oozzee
    • September 18, 2009

12. Parachutes De France contact details  

    By Rover, May 12, 2009
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    • fasted3
    • May 18, 2009

13. Who makes jump doors  

    By steves54, January 26, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • January 27, 2007

14. New 25-Way NW Womens Record  

    By sdctlc, August 17, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • August 18, 2005

15. Canopy acting strange  

    By Brian425, May 31, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • June 2, 2005

16. Looking for TSA Documents - HELP - San Jose  

    By rehmwa, September 25, 2003
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    • TaeKwonDoDo
    • September 26, 2003

17. Name that Song!  

    By Lazarus_762, January 12, 2013
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    • Lazarus_762
    • January 13, 2013

18. Is N4807F Cessna 206 still a jump plane at Buckeye?  

    By diverdriver, October 20, 2008
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    • diverdriver
    • October 22, 2008

19. I'm thinking of spending a week doing coached jumps  

    By dweeb, March 18, 2007
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    • philly51
    • March 19, 2007

20. My new jumpship....  

    By piisfish, June 6, 2006
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    • Lastchance
    • June 7, 2006

21. crw weekends at skydive sebastian  

    By bodypilot90, July 26, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • July 29, 2003

22. Night Jumps, Lost Freebags, and Drunk Dialing....  

    By RevJim, May 18, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • May 19, 2003

23. How long did you wait...  

    By Skyliber, June 7, 2006
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    • MarkM
    • June 7, 2006

24. good books to read  

    By skysmurf2, March 12, 2006
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    • darrenspooner
    • March 14, 2006

25. Types of Injuries caused by Skydiving  

    By flyinmedic, June 1, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • June 1, 2004

26. Skydiving Around the World - Costa Rica  

    By mdetrano, August 8, 2007
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    • oozzee
    • September 18, 2009

27. Getting started !?!?!?  

    By mpeters5, November 4, 2005
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    • Ashtanga
    • November 4, 2005

28. Helmet for goggles  

    By Thunderbow, March 9, 2005
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    • Thunderbow
    • March 12, 2005

29. short layovers with parachute carry on  

    By chemist, October 13, 2013
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    • FreeFallFiend
    • October 17, 2013

30. Lost Prairie Boogie 2011  

    By FatButtSitFlyer, May 3, 2011
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    • FatButtSitFlyer
    • May 4, 2011

31. Skydiving Tips/Sugesstions for First Jump  

    By Will1995, October 10, 2019
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    • kuai43
    • October 16, 2019

32. Skydiving Saved My Life  

    By ramblinwreck, May 17, 2016
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    • dthames
    • May 18, 2016

33. Altimeter check...  

    By bdurham, January 11, 2012
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    • riggerrob
    • January 11, 2012

34. Check this out!  

    By AUSkyguy, October 17, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • October 17, 2007

35. gear dying........  

    By sarge57, April 7, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • April 7, 2003

36. Arab Speacking instructors  

    By RSG, October 15, 2007
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    • rehmwa
    • October 17, 2007

37. Would Like to welcome Justaflygirl to the Cutaway Club!  

    By 321seeya, October 3, 2004
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    • HeatherB
    • October 4, 2004

38. 1 Year Skydiving Anniversary  

    By FlyingRhenquest, July 8, 2013
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    • unkulunkulu
    • July 9, 2013

39. Steve Curtis  

    By Squeak, October 6, 2011
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    • Remster
    • October 7, 2011

40. bev suits  

    By propacker, July 13, 2009
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    • bevsuit
    • July 13, 2009

41. Skydiving on BBC Radio 4  

    By jont, September 12, 2005
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    • jont
    • September 21, 2005

42. A Few Questions from a First Time Jumper  

    By Perser, July 11, 2005
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    • sweep
    • July 12, 2005

43. Thoughts on Downsizing to an Epicene - Want to Downsize, and Want to Start Wingsuiting Soon, Heard it May be a Bad Combo  

    By Yungbkthasauce, August 2, 2022
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    • sundevil777
    • August 3, 2022

44. What is the difference between AFF cert and "A" license?  

    By RStock1981, January 20, 2015
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    • busichio
    • January 20, 2015

45. SCR application on my 100th jump - where do I get the application  

    By sharris595, July 8, 2013
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    • wmw999
    • July 8, 2013

46. the accelerated skydive program  

    By jakebaustin, September 19, 2012
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    • jakebaustin
    • October 4, 2012

47. Rookies at their best  

    By gsxrjumper720, October 20, 2008
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 20, 2008

48. DZ.com medal count  

    By Shark, October 24, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • October 24, 2003

49. VFS Dreaming  

    By CarlosDanger, October 9, 2013
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    • BigBUG
    • October 15, 2013

50. wagging the dog, similarities in paragliding and skydiving  

    By LouDiamond, July 16, 2011
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    • LouDiamond
    • July 19, 2011

51. Canadian Health Insurance policies that include skydiving  

    By mdrejhon, September 19, 2005
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    • kingbunky
    • September 21, 2005

52. Jack Brake  

    By phildthedildo, October 18, 2008
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 20, 2008

53. back to the sport  

    By samyueru, March 12, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 13, 2006

54. UK Jumpers - How much do you pay for a main pack-job?  

    By meatbomb, April 22, 2004
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    • jmidgley
    • April 23, 2004

55. What is this - paragliding w/BASE... or...?  

    By ScratchTX, September 25, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • September 26, 2003

56. The deleted post was not supposed to be so here it is again  

    By andie2skydive, July 24, 2003
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    • dragon2
    • July 28, 2003

57. Continuing after A-License  

    By binkyro12, March 15, 2017
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    • Trafficdiver
    • March 18, 2017

58. Other factory teams?  

    By Sangi, November 18, 2009
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    • RMURRAY
    • November 19, 2009

59. I am very new to skydiving.  

    By Opendore, October 18, 2008
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    • justintime1983
    • October 20, 2008

60. Monterrey DZ  

    By tandemking, December 11, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 18, 2007

61. Bad hair day  

    By EricTheRed, May 4, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • May 8, 2007

62. Looking for a trhead  

    By Slowone, December 19, 2005
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    • Slowone
    • December 19, 2005

63. after aff then what?  

    By poptart, April 26, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • April 28, 2008

64. Powered Parachute Jump Advice?  

    By velvetjo, June 28, 2003
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    • velvetjo
    • June 28, 2003

65. Out For The Count  

    By WooHoo, September 7, 2010
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    • skyrider
    • September 7, 2010

66. SI writer compares Army jump to bikini-clad supermodels -- Press Clips  

    By quade, November 19, 2003
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • November 19, 2003

67. egads brain! (campus brimming with apparent interest)  

    By champu, August 27, 2003
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    • CornishChris
    • August 27, 2003

68. Price difference between a crossfire2 and saber2  

    By tsto, August 12, 2015
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    • DougH
    • August 14, 2015

69. Beginner advice...  

    By HeatherObscura, June 25, 2008
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    • HeatherObscura
    • June 26, 2008

70. sdli mini freezefest  

    By newguy1, December 17, 2005
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • December 18, 2005

71. potential scam questions  

    By BMichaeli, May 5, 2010
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    • Bertt
    • May 6, 2010

72. Magazines  

    By Groundbound, March 12, 2006
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    • pincheck
    • March 12, 2006

73. Murphy's Laws of skydiving...  

    By schattenjaeger, December 20, 2003
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    • skyedivr
    • December 22, 2003

74. Wall Street Journal Article on Skydiving  

    By 377, April 26, 2016
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    • cpoxon
    • April 27, 2016

75. my first pff jump  

    By mobbik, April 9, 2012
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    • jwalbright
    • April 10, 2012

76. Hinkley Done ?  

    By jumpwally, August 23, 2010
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    • craigbey
    • November 20, 2010

77. ankles  

    By pojj, December 21, 2008
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    • pirana
    • December 23, 2008

78. skydivingmovies.com  

    By packerboy, July 8, 2005
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    • BGill
    • July 8, 2005

79. State Farm Life Insurance  

    By abyzet, June 27, 2014
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • July 2, 2014

80. Mr Potatohead jump questions  

    By yamtx73, March 16, 2007
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    • darkwing
    • March 16, 2007

81. intensive skills camps??  

    By nicolesheridan, January 30, 2006
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    • Guest 1010
    • January 30, 2006

82. Licencing structure...  

    By paulsmart, May 14, 2003
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    • skytash
    • May 14, 2003

83. P.C Which do you prefer?  

    By vortexr1, September 5, 2010
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    • Titanman2789
    • September 6, 2010

84. joke study on parachute use  

    By Dougiefresh, February 20, 2008
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    • pontiacgtp00
    • February 22, 2008

85. a little video diary of my time out in eloy 2 weeks ago...  

    By agent_lead, March 6, 2006
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    • agent_lead
    • March 12, 2006

86. helicopter jumps  

    By lou_lou, January 10, 2005
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    • NWPoul
    • January 11, 2005

87. Colorado state record?  

    By BirdWoman, September 14, 2009
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    • LloydDobbler
    • September 17, 2009

88. Buying a used main.  

    By FallingDuck, February 21, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • February 21, 2008

89. AFF  

    By jprincell, September 16, 2009
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    • BadNinja
    • September 17, 2009

90. Ever wonder what people are thinking when they make a fatal mistake?  

    By shaiziel, June 5, 2006
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    • Mikki_ZH
    • June 5, 2006

91. UK Ratings/Qualifications  

    By ickleFish, July 5, 2004
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    • thelem
    • July 6, 2004

92. When skydiving abroad do you take out Travel Insurance that insures jumping?  

    By cpoxon, September 19, 2003
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    • falxori
    • September 25, 2003

93. Sydney Skydivers  

    By aidanjames1, April 11, 2013
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    • Dexter316
    • April 17, 2013

94. respiratory infection  

    By arakay, June 2, 2006
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    • arakay
    • June 5, 2006

95. Where does your jump toys go?  

    By cvfd1399, December 20, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • December 21, 2003

96. Missing Aircraft believed stolen  

    By skydives, May 6, 2009
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    • brokenwing
    • May 11, 2009

97. Informational site for pilots  

    By masya, February 19, 2008
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    • jee
    • February 21, 2008

98. Some Newbie Questions???  

    By TechnaCr250, September 1, 2006
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    • gofast_ER
    • September 1, 2006

99. I can't wait!  

    By Randy_H, September 11, 2005
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    • Randy_H
    • September 20, 2005

100. time for raps/sl  

     By jaff, April 4, 2003
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     • betzilla
     • April 4, 2003